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With the exception of what Vick said above, about popping off exits to other sites in the program with an affiliate code (I honestly dont think many programs do this, or the codes mysteriously get dropped), I think exit consoles are a part of the fluff problem. As a paysite owner myself, the point is try to make surfers convert to my site. I'm a big believer that many surfers join on the return visit, so why pop off something else even if they don't join at that point of time. I believe in my sites and the fact that they should convert better than my competition. I'm not 100% against exits, I just think that programs that over-emphasize, or ones that are constantly looking for exit-trades, etc. are ones filled with a lot of fluff. They convince affiliates, etc. to send them traffic in the hope they can pawn it off to another program and they can make the sale $$$. I simply question the motives of site owners who choose to use them, some instances im sure they have the affiliates in mind, but in many other situations, i bet they only care about enriching themselves. The main issue is exit consoles should play a very minor and background role to generating sales on the existing sites, but so many times I see programs publicly emphasizing their exits, and that raises red flag in my eyes.